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HINTS BY "HEADLIGHT” A 1923 Dodge was being driven through a gate into a yard, a distance of about 100 feet. It misfired, sputtered and got just about to the place where the owner intended to drive it when the engine suddenly stopped running. It could not be started. The owner observed that there was plenty of gasoline in the tank, and then sent for help. This could have been carburettor, electrical, or mechanical trouble. It was electrical, and some of the possibilities were a loose connection, a j faulty ignition switch, a faulty igni- j tion coil, a faulty condenser, dirty or pitted breaker points, breaker points not I opening, or a sticking breaker arm j lever. It was a faulty condenser, it i being shorted. The condenser was located in the breaker box, and had a short within itself. This caused the ignition current to flow constantly, and even though the points were breaking it prevented the ignition coil from developing a high tension current for the spark plugs. When a new condenser was installed, the engine ran all right.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 142, 6 September 1927, Page 6
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